Hodur, Nancy M.; Leistritz, F. Larry; Nudell, Daniel J.; … - Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North … - 2007
's ruminant livestock sector appears to be backgrounding feeder calves. However, while economic analysis has indicated that … stockgrowers in the study area could typically increase their net returns by backgrounding feeder calves, anecdotal evidence … suggests relatively few producers are presently backgrounding feeder calves. To identify the socioeconomic impediments …